The Appeal Court, Port Harcourt Division, has reserved the judgement removing former Speaker Martin Amaewhule and 26 others as members of the Rivers state House of Assembly..>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
The case is between Amaewhule and 26 others for allegedly defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led lawmakers in Rivers state assembly.
The court of appeal gave the verdict via Zoom on Thursday, June 20.
According to The Nation, the appeal was brought against the judgement of the state high Court.
Amaewhule and others are asking the court to stay the execution of a high court judgement which saw them out of office.
The lawmakers loyal to the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, also asked that whatever decisions Jumbo has taken while in office, should be set aside, Channels Television reports.
They argued that the order made by the trial court was without jurisdiction and also asked for an accelerated hearing in the matter.
The three-man panel led by Justice Jimi Olukayode-Bada reserved a date for judgment to be communicated to parties in the suit.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
